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Delegates from more than 130 nations adopted the first global treaty regulating trade in genetically modified products. The treaty allows countries to bar imports of genetically altered seeds, microbes, animals and crops that they deem a threat to their environment. 1

Clinton Makes Appeal for Poor

President Clinton made an impassioned appeal in Davos, Switzerland, to make globalization work for the poor, telling an audience of chief executives and national leaders at the World Economic Forum that if the economic elites do not listen to the concerns of those left out, protectionism will return. 8

Press Calls Blair Less Popular

The British press has suggested that Prime Minister Tony Blair, after a series of setbacks, is starting to lose his grip on the affections of the British electorate, but it is not clear whether the public shares the opinion of the nation's editorialists. 9

Israeli Aid for Turkey Quake

Israel, six months after an earthquake shattered western Turkey, has seized on the quake as a way to improve its image there. Israeli aid to the victims of the quake has led to a shift in Turkish public opinion about Israel. 4

Latin Americans, having made it through the 1990's without a single elected civilian president being overthrown by men in uniform, have been forced into a sober reassessment of political stability by the recent coup in Ecuador. 3

Showing a new aggressiveness, Bill Bradley challenged Vice President Al Gore's credentials as a defender of abortion rights. Mr. Gore responded that, regardless of what he has said in the past, he remains in favor of a woman's right to choose. 1

Officer's Death Mourned

After an off-duty black police officer was shot to death in Providence, R.I., while coming to the aid of two other officers, city leaders called for calm and demanded a full investigation. 14

A One-Two Weather Punch

Southern states, including Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama, were hit by another winter storm. In Atlanta, where more than 100,000 fans are expected for Super Bowl Sunday, officials were wary. 14

A Day of Protests in Miami

Three protests on behalf of Elian Gonzalez took place in Miami, including one in which more than 50 boats cruised Biscayne Bay as passengers held signs reading ''Elian we will fight for your rights.'' 16

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In their first comprehensive interviews on the topic, Bill Bradley and his three cardiologists said the former senator was in excellent condition and his bouts of irregular heartbeat were not a serious hazard to his ability to serve as president. 20

A Flood of Early Donations

Early in his presidential campaign, Gov. George W. Bush of Texas collected an astonishing $7.6 million, including many donations from supporters of former President Bush. 20

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States and Cities Move to End Courts' Role in Prisons

New York City correction officials, using a little-noticed law signed by President Clinton in 1996, are moving to free themselves from court supervision of prison conditions. City officials have filed suit to end a 22-year-old agreement that set strict standards for nearly all aspects of prison life, from sanitation to safety. 1

Excavating Carnegie Hall

When Carnegie Hall decided to add another performance space, it had only one way to go -- down. Now, a full-scale mining operation is under way beneath the hall of the main auditorium. Temporary steel shoring supports the floors above, while cast-iron columns and 8,000 cubic yards of debris is removed to make way for a new hall. 27

A professor in Albany, armed with a grant from the American Cancer Society, is developing a patch that would release the chemicals in marijuana through the skin to help relieve nausea, vomiting and other side effects of chemotherapy. 28

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Judge Harold H. Greene

The drafter of landmark civil rights and voting rights legislation, who was probably best known for presiding over the 1984 dismemberment of American Telephone and Telegraph, was 76. 34